The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2045
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
2:25 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1513
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 59.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.58° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.02° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.